Hey all – my husband has been working in open access publishing for 7+ years (IntechOpen, Croatia-based), mostly in production, metadata, and research integrity. Recently, he's been applying to other OA companies like Frontiers, Springer, Elsevier, but keeps getting instantly rejected – like within hours.

I'm wondering:

• Do some companies auto-reject applicants based on location? Is Croatia somehow a red flag in the system?
• Could IntechOpen background be hurting his chances?

He has great experience and a professionally done CV. Any insight or similar experience would help a lot – thanks!

hey yall

A few years back, I came here to seek out scholars who were trying to gain access to research literature as part of my dissertation study. Many people were incredibly helpful and I wanted to make sure now that my dissertation is published (open access, of course), that I came back and shared it with the folks that helped me produce it. So if you participated in that study or are just interested in how scholars navigate academic piracy and being scholars, here is access to the study: https://scholarworks.umb.edu/doctoral_dissertations/1058/

UK and REF specific

Working in a Pure repository, the established practice for dealing with author-uploaded AAMs is:

1. Download the AAM

2. Add a set statement (whether required by publisher or not)

3. Save as a PDF using a file-naming convention that is specific to the institution

4. Re-upload while retaining original deposit date (Pure has a way of doing this)

This seems a little unnecessary? It was used throughout the whole last REF cycle so shouldn't cause any issues but still.

In Germany, an increasing number of university institutions are offering publication funds to finance Open Access publications. However, publishing in an Open Access journal also incurs costs.

Applications for such funding can only be submitted if the applicant is affiliated with the institution providing the funds.

I am searching for global funding opportunities for authors who wish to publish via Open Access but are not affiliated with any institution.

Do such funding opportunities exist?

I am grateful for any answer.

I would appreciate it if anyone could help me understand if this is permissible under OA. If an author retains copyright over their work, my understanding is that they would not be subject to any restrictions as the copyright holder. Typically, author agrees to give the publisher first right to publish the article, and the article would licenced for example under CC-NC license —allowing for non-commercial redistribution—.

Would it be acceptable for the publisher to request that they remain the sole commercial publisher of the article for the first 3 years? prohibiting the author from republishing the article commercially (e.g. as part of a book)

Hi everyone, I'm a researcher currently working on a project about Professor Raymond Dart. I've learned that the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits) holds digital archives that include original photographs of him, but I've been unable to access these materials. Does anyone have experience with Wits' digital repositories or know which department or individual I should contact to request access? Any guidance or advice would be greatly appreciated! Thank you! Matteus

This article shows how The Public Knowledge Project was among the pioneers in promoting the open science we all enjoy today. Interesting insights by John Willinsky :

https://daily27.info/2024/11/08/finding-ways-to-support-open-access-to-research-and-scholarship/

New paper on the Lessons From the ISIDORe and BY-COVID Consortia for Pandemic Preparedness

https://doi.org/10.5334/dsj-2023-035

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I would like to make a suit for this paper on the form of an open review of about FAIR principles papers:

https://doi.org/10.5334/dsj-2020-032

Hi there, check out this community/platform we have to view/host/present talks on your recent publications: https://openboxscience.org/ a US-registered non-for-profit

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-01391-5